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If you feel like South Carolina is a dangerous place to drive, you’re right, according to a new study.

SafeWise, which provides home security reviews, comparisons and advice for consumers, used data from the Insurance Institution for Highway Safety for a driving safety study.

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SafeWise looked at the safest and most dangerous states for drivers. South Carolina did not fare well.

The safest states for drivers are:

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

New York

New Jersey

Washington

Minnesota

Hawaii

Connecticut

Vermont

New Hampshire

The most dangerous states for drivers are:

North Dakota

New Mexico

Montana

Mississippi

Wyoming

Oklahoma

Alabama

South Carolina

South Dakota

Louisiana

Your security on the road depends on many factors, experts said: seat belts, road conditions, and, perhaps most alarmingly, other drivers. Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death for people under 50 in America, and over 37,000 people die yearly in motor vehicle accidents.

SafeWise said there is one factor that makes South Carolina and several other states more dangerous for drivers: speed.

Data shows that states with lower speed limits have fewer fatalities.

The states with the most speed-related fatalities are:

Wyoming (Average highway speed 75 mph)

North Dakota (Average highway speed 71 mph)

South Carolina (Average highway speed 65 mph)

New Mexico (Average highway speed 68 mph)

Montana (Average highway speed 70 mph)

The states with the fewest speed-related fatalities are:

New Jersey (Average highway speed 62 mph)

Massachusetts (Average highway speed 65 mph)

Rhode Island (Average highway speed 58 mph)

Virginia (Average highway speed 68 mph)

Florida (Average highway speed 69 mph)

States with higher average speed limits see more fatalities. But because many of the states listed as the most dangerous for speeding are states with major cross-country interstate highways, the fatality data might also show results of higher speeds, more congestion, and heavier vehicles.